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Medical Care at the Olympics
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To the Editor.—As a physician volunteer who was involved in the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, I agree that the Olympics are unique by serving as a clinical laboratory to promote health care improvement at less well-recognized events.1-3 For many, the Olympics represent a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Although such events generally focus on provision of care to "well persons,"4 the Olympics draw spectators such as the young woman I saw with end-stage liver disease (who had undergone 3 liver transplants) coming to Atlanta for what she believed to be a final fling.
Also, from the time of ticket sales to the event, individual health situations may change. Women may attend while in the late stages of pregnancy, and other people may have recently undergone surgery.
As noted by Green and Burnham,3 the nature of the individual event poses its own challenges. My medical station was particularly busy before and after each . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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